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| Year of creation | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 47 W × 45 H × 44 D cm |
| Weight | 40 kg |
| Type of art | sculpture |
| Style | realism |
| Genre | animalist |
| Materials | Bronze |
Description of the Artwork “Oasis”
The sculptural composition is inspired by the aesthetics of the lifestyle of nomad people of the Middle East. Two Bedouins are depicted in their lengthy journey through a desert, at the moment when they stopped by a watering hole for a short rest and for replenishing their stock of water. Sand-colored onyx was chosen as a base for its imitating a muddy suspension of water and dusty desert sand. The architectural part of the idea implied the sculpture being the central composition of a fountain, where the camels would be fully enclosed in water – a contrast to their usual surroundings of endless sand and rocky landscapes.
Anatoly Popov, Georgia
Anatoly Popov is a professional sculptor. After graduating from a youth art school in his home city, he entered Pensa Artistic College in 2011 and then earned a Bachelor degree at Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 2017. Thus, he has dedicated 11 years of his life to higher professional education, and keeps enhancing the style and techniques for the futher life, adhering to the school of realism and principles of fine art aestetics. The artist's inspiration can be ignited by a wide variety of topics. Most of the works are dedicated to historical or mythological images and personalities, which is an eternal topic reinterpreted from generation to generation. Occasionally the topic of nature and wildlife enters the portfolio, with the wonderful relationships often much closer to people's feelings than it seems. The artist is deeply convinced that a piece of art must give aesthetic pleasure to the viewer, inspire and let him or her experience the beauty of the world independently from the selected topic. In any work a lot of attention is dedicated to the sculpture's plastic component: aesthetics and dynamics of the composition, the harmony of visual rhythms. The composition lies at the core of any creation, allowing to convey the feeling and mood of sculpture. At the same time the viewer can always find a lot of details catching the eye and inviting to examine, while in some of the works decorative elements can reveal the whole story.